Top 10 Tools Every Racer Should Have

A race car is born in a garage through ingenuity, sweat, time, and of course, tools. Tools are as much a part of racing garages as the mechanics who use them. Though every garage has its own uniqueness, they all have the same goal of creating and maintaining a winning racing program. To accomplish this, you need the right tools.

The right tools in your garage are as necessary as the right tires on your car. Your garage needs a basic lineup of tools in order to complete even the most rudimentary jobs a race car requires, but with all the interesting and shiny new tools that are on the market today, selecting the basics can be difficult. The best way to know what tools you must have in your garage is to talk with a successful garage owner--that is what we did.

We visited with Robby Hamke, owner of RHR Race Cars in Concord, North Carolina, to tell us the top 10 tools he needs to keep a race car going. Among the tools listed, he also mentioned that proper note-taking is one of the most important tools a garage owner can use. So as you browse through the following list, remember that a pen and paper may be the most vital set of tools in your garage.